IP Library Granted Patent US 12669304
Granted Patent B1
US 12669304 · App. 18/431,957 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Forearm shooting stick support and storage assembly

Inventor: David Wayne Smith (Elkins, WV)
F41A23/16F41A23/04G03B17/561F41B5/1453
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12669304
App. No.
18/431,957
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

An assembly for use with a shooting stick comprising a forearm support with a wrist cuff and an arm cuff each with adjustable straps, a brace joining the cuffs, a holder formed under the arm cuff and a receiver formed under the wrist cuff. The receiver has a non-continuous wall with a gap sized and shaped to receive a body of the shooting stick when the stick is positioned under the brace and snapped into the holder and inside the gap. The receiver is formed with a first mating structure and an opening adapted to receive a second mating structure formed on either an upper end of the shooting stick or an adaptor coupled to the upper end of the shooting stick. Accessories including a universal adaptor, a belt hanger, and a leg coupler for adapting the shooting stick into a tripod are included.

Claims (65)

1 . An assembly adapted to be attached to a posterior side of a user's forearm and wrist and below an elbow of the user, the assembly adapted for use with a shooting stick having an upper end, a lower end, and a stick body between the upper and lower ends, and an adaptor having an adaptor receiver end and an adaptor stick end, the assembly comprising:

a brace having an underside and an upper side, the upper side having first end with an arm cuff and a second end with a wrist cuff;

wherein the underside extends below the wrist cuff;

a receiver positioned on the underside below the wrist cuff;

wherein the receiver has a wall with a gap, the wall having an upper wall end affixed to the underside and a lower wall end, and a first mating structure formed into the wall;

wherein the lower wall end defines an opening adapted to separately pivotably couple to the upper end of the shooting stick or to the adaptor receiver end;

wherein the upper end of the shooting stick and the adaptor receiver end are both adapted to pivotably couple to the receiver;

a first adjustable strap attached to the arm cuff;

a second adjustable strap attached to the wrist cuff; and

a holder positioned below the arm cuff and having an opening facing away from the underside adapted to receive the stick body;

wherein the user's forearm is positioned inside the arm cuff and secured thereto by the first adjustable strap below the elbow of the user;

wherein the user's wrist is positioned inside the wrist cuff and secured thereto by the second adjustable strap; and

wherein the posterior side of the user's forearm and wrist are immediately adjacent the upper side of the brace.

2 . The assembly in claim 1 , wherein each of the upper end of the shooting stick and the adaptor receiver end are further comprised of a second mating structure adapted to pivotably couple with the first mating structure.

3 . The assembly in claim 1 , wherein the first mating structure is an aperture formed into the receiver sized, shaped, and adapted for use to receive a push button telescoping tube lock provided on either the adaptor or the upper end of the shooting stick.

4 . The assembly in claim 1 , wherein the brace is concave shaped.

5 . The assembly in claim 2 , further comprising a removable fastener, wherein the first mating structure is a pair of aligned apertures formed into the receiver and sized and shaped to receive the removable fastener, and wherein the second mating structure is an aperture adapted to be used with the removable fastener.

6 . The assembly in claim 5 , wherein the removable fastener is a clevis pin.

7 . The assembly in claim 2 , wherein the shooting stick is further comprised of a length telescopically adjustable from 24 to 58 inches.

8 . The assembly in claim 1 , further comprising a ground support having two or more feet in spaced apart relationship, and a hole adapted to receive the lower end of the shooting stick.

9 . A belt hanger for use with the assembly in claim 1 , comprising:

a body having a belt end formed with a hook and an opposed stick end formed with a lower stick receiver disposed as a cup adapted for use to receive the lower end of the shooting stick; and

an adjustable strap attached to the stick end.

10 . A leg coupler for use with the assembly in claim 1 and for use with a leg, comprising:

a stick clamp adapted for use to receive the stick body;

and

a leg clamp adapted to receive the leg,

whereby the shooting stick is converted for use as a bipod.

11 . An assembly adapted to be attached to a posterior side of a user's forearm and wrist, and below an elbow of the user, the assembly adapted for use with both a shooting stick having an upper end, a lower end, and a stick body between the upper and lower ends, and an adaptor having an adaptor receiver end and an adaptor stick end, the assembly comprising:

a brace having an underside and an upper side, the upper side having first end with an arm cuff and a second end with a wrist cuff;

wherein the underside extends below the wrist cuff;

a receiver positioned on the underside below the wrist cuff;

wherein the receiver has a wall with a gap, the wall having an upper wall end affixed to the underside and a lower wall end, and a first mating structure formed into the wall;

wherein the lower wall end defines an opening adapted to separately pivotably couple to the upper end of the shooting stick or to the adaptor receiver end;

wherein the upper end of the shooting stick and the adaptor receiver end are both adapted to pivotably couple to the receiver and are each further comprised of a second mating structure adapted to pivotably couple with the first mating structure;

wherein the upper end of the shooting stick is further formed with a threaded rod, and the adaptor stick end is further formed with a threaded hole adapted to couple with the threaded rod when the adaptor receiver end is coupled to the opening, and the shooting stick is coupled to the adaptor stick end;

a first adjustable strap attached to the arm cuff;

a second adjustable strap attached to the wrist cuff; and

a holder positioned below the arm cuff and having an opening facing away from the underside adapted to receive the stick body;

wherein the user's forearm is positioned inside the arm cuff and secured thereto by the first adjustable strap below the elbow of the user;

wherein the user's wrist is positioned inside the wrist cuff and secured thereto by the second adjustable strap; and

wherein the posterior side of the user's forearm and wrist are immediately adjacent the upper side of the brace.

12 . The assembly in claim 11 , further comprising a removable fastener, wherein the first mating structure is disposed as a pair of receiver apertures formed into the receiver, and wherein the adaptor receiver end is further formed with the second mating structure disposed as an adaptor aperture sized and shaped to receive the removable fastener and positioned on the adaptor such that the adaptor aperture aligns with the pair of receiver apertures of the receiver when the adaptor receiver end is positioned inside the opening.

13 . A universal adaptor adapted for use with both a shooting stick having an upper end, a lower end, and a stick body between the upper and lower ends, and an arm brace assembly adapted to be attached to a posterior side of a user's forearm and wrist, the arm brace assembly comprising:

a brace with an upper side and an underside, an arm cuff with a first strap attached to the arm cuff at a first end of the brace, and a wrist cuff with a second strap attached to the wrist cuff on the upper side of the brace at a second end of the brace;

wherein the underside extends below the wrist cuff;

a holder attached below the arm cuff adapted to receive the stick body;

a receiver attached to the underside below the wrist cuff;

wherein the receiver has a wall with a gap, the wall having an upper wall end affixed to the underside and a lower wall end, and a first mating structure formed into the wall;

wherein the lower wall end defines an opening adapted to receive the upper end of the shooting stick;

wherein the user's forearm is positioned inside the arm cuff and secured thereto by the first adjustable strap;

wherein the user's wrist is positioned inside the wrist cuff and secured thereto by the second adjustable strap; and

wherein the posterior side of the user's forearm and wrist are immediately adjacent the upper side of the brace; and

the universal adaptor comprising:

a stick sleeve having an interior space sized and shaped and adapted for use to rotatably house the stick body, the stick sleeve further having an exterior side;

a clamp adapted for use to adjustably clamp to the shooting stick below the stick sleeve, whereby the clamp is adapted for use to maintain a position of the shooting stick within the stick sleeve;

a hand grip having a grip upper end, the hand grip affixed to the exterior side of the stick sleeve; and

a handle threaded coupler formed into the grip upper end.

14 . The universal adaptor in claim 13 , wherein the handle threaded coupler is adapted to couple to a yoke accessory.

15 . The universal adaptor in claim 13 , wherein the handle threaded coupler is adapted to couple to a mobile device camera holding accessory.

16 . The universal adaptor in claim 13 , wherein the handle threaded coupler has a ¼-20 thread size.

17 . An accessory kit for use with the universal adaptor in claim 13 , comprising:

an adjustable length leg;

a leg coupler having a stick clamp adapted for use with the shooting stick and a leg clamp adapted for use to clamp to the leg; and

a clip adapted for use to receive the adjustable length leg and adapted for receiving the body of the shooting stick.